Tyler Ford's Discussions

Hello there. Recently, my parents and I have been discussing the unspoken topic of religion recently. I explain to them that I do not believe in god, they ask why, and I tell them that there is no…Continue

My parents are very pious and devout Christians. They refuse to listen to logic and reason. What should be done to change their mind? What can I say to convience them that I am not possessed by a…Continue

In the past week I came out to my parents as an atheist. I accepted their shock, as I would be absolutely asinine not to expect it, but I was given a great ride. My father decided to inform me that…Continue

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"I disagree with most of the advice. The more you talk about it the more your parents will preach at you. Finish reading the book, provide short summaries, don't include your opinions since your parents will then want…"

"Hello, I'm new to the site and saw you left a post that said you are both atheist and gay. I'm both atheist and bisexual. Oh, and half Ashkenazi Jew (in culture only) and half Spaniard / Cuban. And I'm married to a Black /…"

"I know you directed this towards Tyler, but i would be interested in your knowledge about the Bible. I've been reading it on and off for a while but I've reached a point were I actually want to sit and read at least a page a day. "

"The problem is, (I think), that people who believe via faith), fear that without it life is meaningless, and would be chaotic. People of faith need to be helped to understand that a godless universe is OK - they can have values, and be moral people.…"

"Hey Joe,
Thanks for taking a step back in this debate and getting to the heart of the matter. You are right, in that Tyler needs to first consider the bigger questions that this debate raises between he and the parents. Where does he want the debate…"

"I think in conversations like this its important to ask yourself what you want to get out of it.
That is: Do you just want them to know you better as a person? Do you want them to at least respect your views? To "agree to disagree"? Do…"

"The Bible says modern man has been here for only 6,000 years (we have an exact accounting from Adam to Abraham). Science has proven that modern man (emphasis-MODERN- just like us)- has been here for at least 200,000 years (we have the bones to prove…"

"It is crazy, it's a misrepresentation of "common ancestry". Aside from this, evolution isn't a belief, it's a scientific fact. Point out that they aren't "disbelieving evolution", they're refusing to…"

Hello there. Recently, my parents and I have been discussing the unspoken topic of religion recently. I explain to them that I do not believe in god, they ask why, and I tell them that there is no demonstration for his manifestation. They say faith is their evidence. That they don't need to see him in order to believe in him. I get frustrated when explaining our universe's coming to be to them, because they cannot think of a world without god or think that it's crazy to believe we "came…See More

"Attentively and critically reading the bible is one of the surest routes towards confirming one's atheism. After all, disillusionment with the antics of preachers and congregations could be dismissed as human frailty interfering with…"

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Hello, I'm new to the site and saw you left a post that said you are both atheist and gay. I'm both atheist and bisexual. Oh, and half Ashkenazi Jew (in culture only) and half Spaniard / Cuban. And I'm married to a Black / Chiricahua / Irish Atheist man. Oh and left handed. ;) Nice to meet you.

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